This Monthly Roundup 19th May to 15th June 2025 includes clubs, group and school visits. Continue reading to find out all about what has been happening at The Devil’s Porridge Museum below.
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Monday 19th May 2025
Our Monthly Roundup starts of with Cordite Club! This week we were delighted to be joined by David Gillies who read some very amusing poetry, which everyone enjoyed.
A huge thank you to David for taking the time to do this and everyone in Cordite Club who joined us.
Below is a photo from this activity.
In the afternoon we were joined by our Arts and Crafts Club, which you can learn more about by clicking here>
As always a gigantic thank you goes to Wendy for making Arts and Crafts Club (and our Gardening Club) possible.
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
Our Warhammer Club for all experience levels in on every Tuesday!
All materials are provided and if you know someone who would like to join us, you can find out all you need to know about our Warhammer club by clicking here>
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
The 22nd May marked the 110th anniversary of Quintinshill Rail Accident. This involved troops on their way to board ships for the Gallipoli/Dardanelles campaign. Sadly many people were killed and injured as result of this accident and it remains the worst rail disaster in British history today.
To commemorate the 110th anniversary of Quintinshill Rail Accident we currently have a temporary exhibition in place at The Devil’s Porridge Museum, in addition to our permanent display where we remember this accident and all those involved. You can read more about our current exhibition here>
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It was fantastic to have a school visit join us on Thursday 22nd May at The Devil’s Porridge Museum. A huge thank you to them for coming.
If you would like to find our more about school visit please click here>
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Saturday 24th May 2025
Gardening Club was on from 10am to 12pm today.
If you know a young person who would like to learn some new gardening skills, why not bring them along?
Learn more about Gardening Club by clicking here>
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Monday 26th May 2025
We were delighted to have another school visit today. A huge thank you to them for joining us!
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Wednesday 28th May 2025
On Wednesday, it was brilliant to have a group visit to The Devil’s Porridge Museum.
Please remember that it is essential to book group visits in advance. To find out more about group visits please click here>
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Saturday 31st May 2025
Gardening Club was on again today! Take a look at some photos of what’s growing in our Dig For Victory Garden below.
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Monday 2nd June 2025
This week marks the start of Volunteer’s Week. We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to all our amazing volunteers!
From front of house to helping with school visits, activities in our collections, with research or in our Café they are excellent volunteers help with nearly every aspect of The Devil’s Porridge Museum. If you are feeling inspired to join us, or want to build your confidence and make new friends, why not check out our volunteering opportunities?
Find our latest volunteering opportunities by clicking here>
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Cordite Club was also on today. This week they enjoyed homemade Macaroni Cheese and played bingo!
You can read more about Cordite Club here>
Our Arts and Crafts Club was also on today.
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025
A group visit came to The Devil’s Porridge Museum today and it was brilliant to have them. We hope you all enjoyed your visit!
As always group visits and any food or drinks your group would like should be booked in advance.
On Tuesday evenings we have our Warhammer club! Learn more about Warhammer Club by clicking here>
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Wednesday 4th June 2025
Another group came to visit The Devil’s Porridge Museum today. Thank you to them for joining us and it was lovely to have you.
A group of cyclists came to visit our Café and we hope they enjoyed the food we were able to prepare for them!
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If you are planning to visit our Café with a group larger than five, please do take the time to book in advance. This is because our Café is small and can get busy at times, so letting us know can help us ensure we have space available for your group. In the event of large groups, we also really apricate you letting us know what food you would like in advance too, as it can help us ensure we have enough food in stock for your group, reduce wastage, help us serve you more quickly and reduce the stress levels of our staff and volunteers.
You can do this by contacting: 01461 700021
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Saturday 7th June 2025
Lovely to have another group visit join us today. As always you can learn more about group visits by clicking here>
Gardening club is on every Saturday. If you would like to come and join us you can learn more about gardening club here>
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Conclusion
This marks the end of this Monthly Roundup!
Keep an eye on our events page, as there is always something new coming up! Find our events page by clicking here>
Meanwhile, you can find our last Monthly Roundup by clicking here>
We’ll see you in July for our next Monthly Roundup!
